When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, Let us (said he) pour on him all we can Let the world's riches, which dispersd lie, Contract into a span. (George Herbert)

When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, Let us (said he) pour on him all we can Let the world's riches, which dispersd lie, Contract into a span.

George Herbert

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